Control strategies for semi-active lorry suspensions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-178

  Cebon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controllable damper; Heavy goods vehicle; Ride comfort; Road damage; Semi active suspension

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLABLE DAMPER; FULL STATE FEEDBACK; HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE; PASSIVE DAMPING; RIDE COMFORT; SEMI ACTIVE LORRY SUSPENSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLABILITY; DAMPING; DEFECTS; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RIDING QUALITIES; ROADS AND STREETS; TRUCKS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 0029755062     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_256_02     Document Type: Article

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